Ad Hoc Foreign Policy
Obama’s West Point speech and his policy of retreat are characterized by smallness. by Charles Krauthammer It is fitting that the day before President Obama gives his grand West Point address…
Why Keep Secrets for Iran?
Why aren’t the terms of the Iran nuclear deal public? by Peter Roff Did the United States and other Western powers agree to a “secret deal” with Iran as the…
The Emerging Law of the Gun
by Peter Huessy Russian President Vladimir Putin annexes the Crimea in gross violation of international law. What should America do, if anything? There are many different ideas. Some suggest doing…
National Security Fairy Tales: Iran and the Extremists
by Peter Huessy On December 3, 2007 the US intelligence community released an NIE or National Intelligence Estimate on Iran. A month later, on January 1, 2008, “All the Shah’s…
Americans Disapprove of Obama’s Foreign Policy
President Barack Obama’s foreign policy approval rating continues to drop as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine remains unresolved, CBS News reports. Just 36 percent of Americans polled approve of Obama’s…
Condi Rice Blasts Obama on Weakness, Leadership
Says we can’t afford to be war weary. by Stephen F. Hayes Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Barack Obama of dramatically weakening the United States’ position in the…
Nuclear Disarmament: Our adversaries say, “You First”
by Peter Huessy As world leaders gather in Europe to discuss in part the further lock-down of loose nuclear material as well as how NATO and its friends should move…
Coalition Letter Opposing Giving Away Control of the Internet
Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members: With last Friday’s late afternoon announcement that the Obama Administration plans to relinquish U.S. accountability measures over ICANN, the organization that administers the Internet, there…
Looking the other way while Russia violates missile treaties
House leaders seek probe of Obama State Department failure to report Russian nuclear missile treaty violations by Bill Gertz Two senior House leaders on Friday requested an investigation by Congress’…
Obama’s pathetic response to Putin’s invasion of Crimea
by Charles Krauthammer Early in the Ukraine crisis, when the Europeans were working on bringing Ukraine into the EU system and Vladimir Putin was countering with threats and bribes, one…
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Laughs at Obama’s Sanctions
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin laughed off President Obama’s sanction against him asking “Comrade @BarackObama” if “some prankster” came up with the sanctions list. by Kirit Radia The Obama administration…
How to stop — or slow — Putin
by Charles Krauthammer The president of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council challenges critics of President Obama’s Ukraine policy by saying, “What are you going to do, send the 101st…
The catastrophe of Ukraine
by Dr. Miklos K. Radvanyi Although the immediate cause for the people’s uprising against Viktor Yanukovych’s reign was his rejection of a trade agreement with the European Union, the ultimate…
How Obama Should Have Handled the Crimea Crisis
Here are the steps a strong leader would have taken. by Peter Roff If America had a robust foreign policy, “the crisis in the Crimea” might never have come to…